COTE: Reaction

Chap 1: Monologue

"Hello students and staff of this school, I am... well, you can call me Bob. I have called all of you here to react to someone lurking in your shadows, a demonic genius. The mastermind behind almost every success Class 2-C has raked up. The masterpiece of his father's work... AYANOKOJI KIYOTAKA!"

"What? What the heck is this guy saying?" Hondo mumbled.

"Mastermind behind almost every success Class 2-C has raked up..." A certain stalker mused.

"Demonic genius? Masterpiece of his father's work?" I heard Horikita question.

"Why is that guy's name popping up here?" Ike asked.

"Kukukukuku, I can't wait," The 'kuku'ing addict 'kuku'ed.

"Fufufufufu, this is interesting," The 'fufu'ing addict 'fufu'ed.

"Kiyopon, do you know what he meant?" Haruka asked me.

"Um, no. Let's just see what else he has to say," I lied.

The rest of my friend group nodded, believing my words.

I looked to my right at Kei. She caught my gaze, and I could tell that she was both clueless and worried for me.

I gave her a small nod, reassuring her for now. I looked back at Bob, who seemed to be grinning right at me behind the mask. Who is this guy? What was his aim? How was all this possible?

The sparkly guy spoke up again, silencing the whole theatre. I could still sense curious looks directed at me, though.

"So, as I said, you will be reacting to the actions Ayanokoji Kiyotaka have done, inconspicuously, in the past 17 or so months he has been here. Your stay in this ship will be prolonged for a few more days. I'm sure many of you are confused, but let's start off with the first video to enlighten you all."

Context: Ayanokouji Kiyotaka is heading to school on April 1st.

It's a bit sudden, but listen seriously to the question I'm about to ask and think about the answer carefully.

Question: Are people equal or not?

"Of course not. There are naturally people more superior than others, whether you like it or not. It is something that cannot be changed, in the past, the present, and even the future. Equality is a lie," Sakayanagi said.

Ichinose rebutted, "But we should strive for equality. Now, the government is trying to make the world a better place, by increasing job opportunities for women that were previously not a choice, and making education compulsory. Even if we are not equal, we can still try to bridge that gap between us as much as possible."

"Fufu, but it is vital for inequality to be in the world. Otherwise, who would take up the jobs with lesser pay such as a cleaner, if everybody is equal and can become a lawyer or politician, for example. It ensures there is a certain line drawn between the superior and inferior, so everybody has a job, and the world can still function properly. Divisuon of labour can only occur if everybody has different abilities to do different jobs. And different abilities means different value in society, which is inequality," Sakayanagi replied.

(A/N: im honestly talking nonsense. idk if it makes sense. dont take any philosiphical and debatable stuff that i write too seriously.)

Ichinose was speechless as the movie continued.

These days, all society loves to talk about is equality. People are calling for men and women to be treated equally, and shouting for society to get rid of inequality. They call for high employment rates for women, personal-use cars for everyone, and they go as far as to find fault with the order of the register of names. People even advocate equality for people with disabilities, and now the public is encouraged to stop using the term "disabled people." Children are being taught that everyone is equal.